And we all know (at least in America) what that means – a tendency toward not only (if even) gratefulness for our blessings, but also towards gluttony. The “rich man’s delicacies” are not only a danger, but a reality, in many of our celebrations. Too many rich foods, too many cooked foods, too many “deceptive foods”. But most will say, “I’ll start a diet ‘tomorrow’.” “I’ll ‘be good’ after Thanksgiving – well at least until a week or 2 before Christmas.” or “Oh well, it’s the holidays. I’ll eat what a want for the next month, but then I’ll crack down.”
Our celebrations don’t have to be void of feasting (that is not gluttony), but neither do we have to have a defeatist mentality, and succumb to a month of gorging ourselves with deceptive foods. Enjoy reasonable amounts of your holiday foods on Thanksgiving (or any other “feast” day), but then help your body recover, by consuming a large, if not total, portion of your foods as living, raw foods, for the next several days. It would be a good idea also to get on a fiber cleanser to help “clean house” and get rid of accumulated wastes that have built up in your body.
On the holiday:
- Start your day with raw, fresh fruit/vegetable juice or BarleyLife, to get a good nutritional boost for the day.
- Try to stick to raw fruits and vegetables, or other Good for You-Naturally!™ raw foods (see below) for the rest of the day, besides the feast meal.
- Drink plenty – a LOT – of pure water throughout the day.
- At your feast meal, take only small portions of the “worst for you” foods that you just can’t pass up.
- Take larger portions of the Good for You-Naturally!™ foods that are available, especially the raw, living foods available.
- Make sure there are plenty of Good for You-Naturally!™ choices – that you enjoy! – by preparing them yourself. (This is after all a special meal, not a deprivation meal.)
- Don’t overeat. When you are full, (in fact before you are full,) STOP! There is no reason to gorge yourself. There will still be food available to you the day after. If there is something you really want to eat, but even in taking small portions didn’t get to, wrap up a small portion of it, and save it for Friday.
On the day (or several days) after – (it takes 3 days of only raw foods to neutralize 1 steak meal; I’m sure 1 Thanksgiving meal is no better than equivelent to that):
- Start your day with raw, fresh fruit or vegetable juice or BarleyLife, to get a good nutritional boost for the day.
- Fix a nice fresh fruit salad for breakfast.
- A great raw veggies salad luncheon.
- Snack on Good for You-Naturally!™ raw foods.
- Have a different, large, fresh veggie salad for supper. Add a few steamed fresh veggies, if you’d like. And if you must, a baked potato or other Good for You-Naturally!™ cooked food.
- If you must, eat your small portion of the one food you saved over.
For your Good for You-Naturally!™ snacks or even meals – Plan Phi into your pre and post holiday foods. It’s a ready to eat, quick, convenient, 80% raw, organic, filling, snack or meal food, perfect to help us through the Holidays! Snack on it instead of all the not-so-Good for You-Naturally!™ foods while you are preparing, or waiting for the feast foods or over those days after.
Apple Cinnamon Phi and Cranberry Phi are perfect flavors for the holidays! PhiPlus is a good every day snack! (PhiPlus and Cranberry Phi are certified organic. Apple Cinnamon Phi contains many organic ingredients, but is not completely organic.)
If you want something 100% raw – try the:
- Fruitalicious (sweet and yummy low pressure and sun-dried fruits) or
- Trophiphy (delicious tropical treat of mixed nuts and topical fruits) or
- Veggielicious (low pressure dried mixed vegetables – for a crisp, convenient raw veggie snack).
Also try a Cake of Dreams – a Good for You-Naturally!™ twist to the traditional Christmas Fruit Cake.
The Cake of Dreams is an exceptional combination of delicious all raw fruits, berries, and nuts, seasoned with a hint of cinnamon, topped with coconut and pecans, and drizzled with a heart healthy chocolate. A wonderful healthy holiday treat that will have everyone coming back for more!
Christmas will be here before you know it and The Wholefood Farmacy offers you a wonderful way to give the gift of health in a convenient and delicious way. When you shop on your Wholefood Farmacy website, you will enjoy the relaxation and convenience of shopping from your own home, and your loved ones will enjoy the rewards of healthy and delicious whole foods.
Price: $24.95
Have a blessed – and healthy Holiday!
Order your BarleyLife, Phi and other Wholefood Farmacy foods today and I’ll try to get you a couple recipes for Thanksgiving by tomorrow – rather than waiting until Friday.
For Me and My House ~ At Jesus’ feet,
Lisa @ Me and My House ~ Discipleship for Life!
1 Thessalonians 5:23
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